Stacey [Family]

Can I bring my dogs to the session? YES! I love it when you bring your dogs because I realize they are part of the family too, especially if they are your kids! I have captured this family and their dogs almost every year for the past 4 or 5 years and in the process they have lost one dog and got a new one. I LOVE being able to capture these moments and memories especially when things like losses happen.

As long as the location will allow dogs, you are more than welcome to bring them! Just bring someone with you to take the dog or plan on tying them up at some point so we can focus on just the human family too!

xoxo

Nina

Personality Mini [Franklin]

These two are some of my favorite sisters! And I ABSOLUTELY love how this black and white mini captured their little personalities. Sometimes with full color images you get lost in the clothes, the background etc but when you change an image to black and white it takes away so much of the distraction and really leaves you with raw emotion.

First up, little Miss Tessa! I have photographed this babe since she was a newborn - captured her entire first year and now I get to see her continually for family sessions and minis throughout the year. I LOVE being able to capture and watch your children grow, it is such an honor to be able to be brought into your lives to capture all the little moments that you keep and cherish forever.

Next we have big sis Willa! I have been photographing Willa since her first birthday and again, it has been so much fun watching these kids continue to grow and blossom into their own people. This is also a family that started off as clients and quickly became friends and these girls and my girls adore each other and its been so fun watching their relationships grow too.

Dont miss the change to capture their little personalities! I promise you they will change year to year!

xoxo,

Nina

Chelsea [Family]

One of my favorite things about family sessions, is that every single one of them is different. Even if I do similar poses and prompts, no two family sessions are ever the same. This was no exception. The more kiddos, the better and toddlers will forever be my jam. Bring me all your chaos!

I also always try and get a couple images of just mom and dad because without you, there would not be any kiddos.

xoxo

Nina

Sterling Family [Simple Studio]

Is there anything better than just keeping it simple and allowing your family to just shine? No. The answer is no. Little Miss CeCe + her parents came to see me during a simple mini session and honestly, I just love the simplicity of the entire session. CeCe’s personality shines, you can see and focus on her and her smile and you can feel the love her parents have for her! Sometimes simple is better.

I mean, does it honestly get cuter than that?

xoxo,

Nina

Hey! It's Me! -Nina

Hi! Im Nina! The owner and photographer here at Blue Stone Photography! I am so happy that you’re here! If you missed my about me page or you havent came across my social media pages WELCOME!

I have been in business for about 8 years now and have made the switch from posed studio sessions to more slow living and capturing your moments. I have been photographing my own family like this for years but I also went from being a sales photographer (products) to an all inclusive photographer (digital images are included in session fees). This switch was really hard to make but I also wanted to be authentic to myself and the way we live our lives.

We live a slower lifestyle - both my husband and I work for ourselves and we have 3 tiny humans that we homeschool. We spend most of our days at home or at the gym (socializing) and 3ish nights a week at our church. With having a slower lifestyle and a heart to slowly homestead, it just made sense to switch over my business to match me, because lets be honest here, I am my brand.

We want chickens but it hasnt happened yet but we do have a decent size garden in the backyard. Again, we homeschool and we make our bread as well as a lot of other basic necessities like granola bars, bagels and dinner rolls.

Making a switch to a slow living photography style just made sense so I can show up on social media and other platforms as myself without feeling like I couldnt share our sourdough journey, homeschooling life and everything else.

So this year, I really wanted to make sure I was real and authentic and raw when I booked our family session and a backyard session with smores the way to go. I am so happy with how these turned out and while we dont dress in nice clothes in the backyard, this is us. This is our real. This is how we spend a lot of summer nights - together, in the backyard with a fire and smores.

Want to capture your REAL and authentic family as you are? LETS GO! I am so ready! These are the moments your kids will remember and these are the moments you should remember too.

xox,

Nina